Less noticed is the propensity of Birthers to also believe the other conservative conspiracy theory: President Obama’s health care plan is a socialist takeover of our medical system.

The long-standing high-traffic conservative website World Net Daily regularly leads its front page with the latest Birther news, but that is directly followed by the latest “socialized medicine” news. (Well actually, sandwiched between the two sets of conspiracies are the all important “Special Offers!” — such as “Turn $200 investment into $1 million. Sound impossible?”)

Beneath its Birther fever swamp, World Net Daily offers the “Breaking News” that Congress plans mandatory “counseling” for seniors that will “attempt to convince seniors to die,” (the latest smear job from the discredited Betsy McCaughey) and the “Exclusive” that congressional members have exempted themselves from the public plan option (it’s so “exclusive” to WND becuase the opposite is true.)

I am no fan of guilt-by-association attacks. Just because crazy or vile people embrace a particular position of yours, it does not mean you embrace all the crazy positions of them.

In turn, I do not contend that all opponents of the health care legislation pending in Congress are fringe conspiracy theorists. I’m sure many, probably most, opponents are simply ideologically opposed to any involvement by our government in solving our health care problems.

But I am suggesting that many the feverish folks who are burning up the phone lines of congressional offices, and ranting at town halls may well be of the Birther movement.

And Congress should not interpret such intense opposition as being reflective of the nation as a whole.

Representatives should recognize that these Birthers appear more inclined to raise their crazy voices than other citizens.

The best way to counter the possibility that Birthers are distorting the health care debate within the Beltway is to speak up yourself, and make sure that the polls showing big support for a public plan option are backed up with grassroots intensity.

DOBBS: Where’s the American Medical Association? Why isn’t every doctor in this country outraged at such a statement by the president of the United States? You know, I just can’t figure out what’s going on.

You know, these — he’s speaking to an audience that — the only part of which that would respond to that kind of nonsense is the limp-minded, lily-livered lefties — who, by the way, are also attacking me in a concerted form, as I actually raise a question of this great president.

I mean, think of this. I actually had the temerity to inquire as to where the birth certificate was and why the president of the United States would not turn over that birth certificate to the national media and end the noise.

But considering Trump said he wants to "drain the swamp," you might be surprised he picked someone who literally built the swamp. Scott Pruitt is a pioneer in turning government over to corporate special interests.

1300 Carrier manufacturing jobs are still going to Mexico. And the 800 jobs staying in Indiana aren't safe, because Carrier is moving to automate much of the work, with the help of the American taxpayer.

About Bill Scher

Bill Scher is the Online Campaign Manager at Campaign for America's Future, and the executive editor of LiberalOasis.com. He is the author of Wait! Don't Move To Canada!: A Stay-and-Fight Strategy to Win Back America, a regular contributor to Bloggingheads.tv and host of the LiberalOasis Radio Show weekly podcast. He has opinion articles that have been published by the New York Times, Minneapolis Star Tribune and Omaha World-Herald, and has made appearances on CNN, MSNBC and NPR among other TV and radio outlets.